Wondering if an outdoor kitchen is a worthwhile addition to your home? From expanding your living space to increasing your home value, an outdoor kitchen offers many benefits that makes sense (and cents) for homeowners throughout Hampton Roads, VA.
More Space for Living & Entertaining
More than a just space for cooking and grilling, outdoor kitchens have become a place for gathering and relaxing. If you enjoy entertaining and spending time outside, an outdoor kitchen is a must-have addition to your backyard. Bar seating, outdoor fireplaces, sitting areas, pizza ovens, and fire pits with bench seating are just some of the elements that can transform an outdoor kitchen into a truly expanded living space.
More Kitchen Resources
Think beyond the grill. Extra counter space, another sink, refrigerator, maybe even an additional oven –
these are game-changers, especially during the holidays. Outdoor kitchens not only provide additional
space for living and entertaining, they can actually make food prep and cooking easier. In fact, today’s
outdoor kitchens can be built with everything you’d find in a traditional interior kitchen, including
appliances, cabinetry, lighting and more.
Food Smells Stay Outside
Outdoor kitchens are ideal for cooking food with strong odors or preparing extra messy meals, like a
good old-fashioned Maryland crab feast. Rather than filling your home with the aroma of seafood, garlic, Old Bay seasoning, or even Brussel sprouts, these odors simply disperse outside, leaving your home and the fabrics inside smelling fresh and clean. Spills, too, are easily eliminated with a garden hose. No need to haul out the mop and bucket.
Less Eating Out
Once you’ve mastered your grilling skills in your own outdoor kitchen, you’ll never want to eat out at an expensive steakhouse or burger joint again. Every meal you eat at home is extra money in your pocket, and it’s also healthier, since grilled meats are lower in fat and calories. Pizza ovens are another money-saving addition, especially if you have kids. Beyond pizza, these ovens can be used to bake just about anything you’d make in a conventional oven, just with more wood-fired flavor.
Lower Energy Bills
If you’ve ever gone on a baking spree in August, than you know that cooking inside can have an impact
on your energy bills. When you use your indoor kitchen during the hot summer months, especially in
warm to temperate climates like Hampton Roads, VA, it increases your electric bill because the extra
heat requires the air conditioner to work harder to cool down your home. Cooking and preparing meals
in an outdoor kitchen will reduce your energy costs and keep the air inside your home cooler.
Increased Home Value
Outdoor kitchens have a high-rate of return on investment, and can actually increase the value of your
home. In fact, Zillow estimates that homes with outdoor kitchens sell for almost 30% more than expected. Other reports from CNN Money and Remodeling Magazine indicate that the national ROI on
outdoor kitchens is between 100% and 200% of the improvement cost (provided the design and build of
the outdoor kitchen is proportional to the home value and location.)
Outdoor Kitchens in Yorktown & Hampton Roads, VA
We’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to the benefits of an outdoor kitchen. Made with high-
quality materials and appliances, an outdoor kitchen can provide a lifetime of enjoyment and value.
If you think an outdoor kitchen would benefit you, our outdoor kitchen experts can provide you with a
free design consultation and estimate. Backed by more than 55 years of experience, Marlowe’s We Care
Company has designed and installed many beautiful and creative outdoor kitchens throughout the
Virginia Peninsula.
Our goal is to build the highest quality outdoor kitchen for a price that works for you. Contact us online
or call 757-527-2083 for a free outdoor kitchen estimate in Yorktown, Gloucester, Newport News
and throughout Hampton Roads VA.
